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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

Mr.. Frank II. Stockton's sequel to "Mrs
lecks and Mrs. Alcshinc" will bc
called The Dusantes," and it is author
iatatively announced that the new story
will thoroughly and satisfactorily dispose
of Mrs. Lecks, Mrs Aleshinc, and other
old friends. and will, moreover, tell all
about the famous, but SO far invisible.
family whose name il bears. "The Du-
santes" will begin in December Century
and will be concluded in three numbers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

Secretary Bayard says there is no
ground upon which 10 extraditc Mc'iarlgle
the Chicago boodlcr. Did anyone imagine
for n moment that there were any
grounds for his extraditionf
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

British gold, the Cultivator says ~
again flowing into this country in pay
ment for our immense exports of bread
stufis, provisions and cotton. This will
serve 10 stimulate business and make n
better market for farm produce.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

Gen. Hawlcy returned home from
Europe, Sunday. He is reported ms say
ing that at present the republican pres
Dental nomination lies between Sherman
and Blaine .-EX.
Some think General lIawley's chances
are better than either of the above
named parties.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

The most prominent citizen of Ken
tucky since the death Of Judge Craig
Tolliver is Andrew johnson who has
four indictments for murder hanging over
his head
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

Germany, with "A population of 45'OOO-
600 has twenty-one universities. our
country. with population of little more
than 80, ,0O0. 900, has 1913 universities. And
vet Germans are the best educated people
in the world
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

The newspapers are talking oi Vol
William Goddard as the Republican
nominee for Congress. 1t hardly looks
likely that Col. William Goddard will do
such an undignifed thing as to run for
an office.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

A little Charlotte avenue boy did
not want to 20 To Sunday school. Ills
mother said: "Whl. johnny, don't you
want to hear about heaven and the
beautiful streets of goldP' johnny
thought moment aud then said. very
decidedly: mo! dcsS | don't, II
hears bout it won't bc >'priscd when
40. ~ Detroit Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24
Tho slippery Walks of Life
lie slipped on the banana peel.
And q what followed after,


And q what followed after
He peeled his hcad--hc peeled his shin.
And there were poals OF laughter
- -ICTqS SUtingS.
You want To know the derivation
OF the word gumption. do YOU. Eula-
liza? Very we'll; it is derived from gum
and shuu. and = girl who has gump-
ton is one who shuns gum. Chew sco9
--ht'sburgh Chronicle.
School Teacher illustrating the
difference between plants and animalS)
PLANTS are not susceptible of at
tachmcnt to man rs animals are. =
Small Boy Cat foo; of class)-"How
about burr>. tcachor?'-B Darlington
Free Press.
-"four papa aud mamma know
what's hcst for You. Bobby said his
mother, don't tease me any more"
Bobby lay down on the rug and rolled
over once or twice. Then he said from
his r"cumhcnt position: MA. do You
know feel like being an orphan"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

There is lying is the United stat ~
Treasury the sum of $3iO,OOO,OOO, which
is almost enough TO run n Prohibition
eight-page daily in New York one year
-Norristown Herald.
1t ought to do it since it took only $l25
to run Prohibition four page weekly in
Providence one week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

A man in Alaska was recently hned
$4,000 and imprisoned for attempting TO
smuggle liquor into the territory. Alas
ka and Rhode Island are II long distance
apart.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

The woonsocket Reporter says War
rem Arnold is the latest congressional
candidate named by the Western District
Republicans Another manufacturer
Still they come.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

The example set 10y the Henry c.
Merwin. Post of New Haven. Conn,
might well be followed 10y other G.. A. II.
Posts throughout the country. At re-
cent meeting this Post, which. 10y the
way, Is the largest, richest and most in
fuential in New Haven. adopted the fol-
lowing resolution at its regular meeting.
Resolved, That this post dlsapproves
and condemns any demonstration of dis
respect against the commander-in chief
of the army and navy of the United
States, believing as we do that the spirit
of loyalty in the past is still the spirit
that holds the Grand Army as an organ
iza.ion free from political strife. and we
condemn the action Of any member. 60
members, Of the Grand Army who would
attempt to turn the organization into a
political machine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

General Longstreet is not satisfied with
writing war articles for the Century and
is now engaged on book regarding "the
late unpleasantness."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

Henry Georges mass meeting showed
a great falling off this year. a new
broom sweeps clean.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

The Cleaner is shouting itself hoarse
for Hon. Enos Lapham to 60 to Congress
this fall.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER. "a. 1887.

A presidential peg-the nomination OF
Fred Grant as Secretary of State in New
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

A project is said to be entertained 10y
Senator Sanford and others, of increasing
the population of California 10y offering
free transportation to all emigrants
coming to the State.--Ex.
Why does Senator Sanford wish to in
crease the population of the Statei In
order TO increase the selling price of the
land which he and the others control by
the greater demand for il which the in
creased population will cause.-People.
If Senator Sanford has land to sell we
don't blame him for wishing to get good
price for it. and il by selling The land he
benefits the State 10y increasing its popu-
lation the transaction looks at least
legitimate in spite Of the Peoples sneer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1887-09-24

-fOTtY years ag", WheH -------
James Il. Stcedman was president of
the Ohio State Boarl of Public Works.
he gave u fricndlcss Irish lad. William
J. Findlay a five hundred ana fifty
dollar position under him. Time passed
on. and one bocamea famous military
chieftain and the other one of the
wcalthicst citizens Of Toledo. Both
have passed to their final account, the
older first but the Younger lived long
enough to plan and provide for the
erection of the splendid monument to
commemorate the friendship and valor
of his bencfactor which was recently
unveiled in Cincinnati. Chicago Times.
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
THE NAME or WASHINGTON.

lRead Before the Sons ol the Revolution, New
York, February 22, 1881
Sons OF the youth and the truth of the Nation
Ye that are met to remember the man
Whose valor gave birth to peoples salva-
Honor him now; set his name in the van.
Anobleness to try for.
A name to live and die for
The name Of Washington
Calmly his face shall look down through Ne
Sweet, yet severe, with spirit Of warning;
Charged with the wisdom Of saints and Of
sages;
Quick with the light Of . lifegiving morning.
Amajesty to try for,
A name to live and die for
The name Of Washington
Though faction may rack US, OF party divide Us.
And bitterness break the gold links Of our
story,
Our father and leader is ever beside us.
Live and forgive. But forget not the glory
OF him whose height we try for;
A name to live and die for
The name Of Washington!
still in his eyes shall be mirrored our heeting
Days, with the image Of days long ended;
Still shall those eyes give, Immortality, greeting
Unto the souls, from his spirit descended.
His grandeur we will try for;
His name we'll live and die for
The name of Washington!
George Parsons Lathrop, in Century.
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
A Decoration for the Living Soldiers of the
Late Civil War.

a DECORATION 1OF Cn0 AlVln&E SO1Ol0EB O1 INC
Late Civil War.
Nearly 6o.0o0,000 people of the United
States scarcely know that there is a ma
tional tribute paid to its brave soldiers, says
the Chicago Journal. This is the medal OF
honor given by Congress for distinguished
conduct in the presence of the enemy only.
This medal has been IN existence for more
than twenty years, and has been conferred
upon several hundred heroes, but very few
besides the recipients know of its exist
ence. This ignorance is due to the fact
that mistaken simplicity marks the meth.
cd of its presentation in other countries,
particularly those we initiate in military
matters, the decora tion is often handed to
the soldier by his sovereign in the presence
of the principal officers of the State, Of
large bodies Of troops and of thousands OF
people. The name of the happy recipient
is published in the official gazette and by
the press throughout the dominions. In
our country this reward from the highest
power in the Government is sometimes
conveyed to the brave winner by tho
hands of the postman. Rarely, indeed, 10
the presentation made an occasion Of Ger.
emony. 1t is received, gazed upon rever'
emily by its possessor, for it is full Of sig.
nificance to him, and then it is put care
fully away, and is only brought out occa-
sionally for inspection by comrade, or
worn on parade if specially authorized.
This medal of honor has been awarded to
about eight hundred officers and men Of
the volunteer service for individual acts OF
gallantry during the late war, and to
three hundred and twenty enlisted men in
the United States army since, but it
seems to have been conferred with mod
esty so excessive that it amounted to Sc
crecy, and without any public recognition
of the honor it was intended to confer.
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25

ss0 " Mto 2Ou00 0uCu8u8u 8SA0V AA4
what it had cost to make it. The reply
was $500. Buchanan at once wrote out q
check for the amount and made the man
take it
President johnson bought his horses
from those which the army sold at the close
of the war. He was very careful in keep.
ing an account of their expenses, and he
paid, himself, for every cents worth Of feed
they used. He kept eight horses, and one
Of his teams was very fine. It consisted Of
pair Of fiery blacks, with skin like jet,
and eyes which flashed with spirit
Mrs. Lincoln managed all matters re.
lating to the household and the stables,
and engaged and dismissed the servants.
Mrs. Lincoln kept the poorest horses Of
any Administration / served under"
President Grants love for horses has be-
come proverbial He had been noted as q
horseman long before he came to the
White House.
One of Grants best horses was known
IS Butcher Boy, into the possession Of
which he came in curious way. Grant
was riding one day through Washington,
and tried to pass q butchers wagon jog
ging along in front of him. The boy
driving the horse whipped up, and Gener-
al Grant and he hal q lively race. The
General was in light, unpretentious rig,
and the boy had no idea that he was racing
with the President His horse was so
good, however, that he kept ahead for a
long distance. President Grant admired
the horse during the race, and as the wag-
on drove to butcher-shop in Washington
ne quietly noted the place. Shortly after
this he sent one of his friends around to
look at the horse and to buy it If possible.
The purchase was made, the money passed,
and the butchers horse took his place in
the White House stables His name
came from the curious manner in which
he was acquired.
President Arthur had number Of good
horses in his stables, and he seldom drove
about Washington without q coachman in
livery. During. the latter part Of his term
his doctors advised him to take horseback
rides, and he did this for time
President Cleveland rides out in his car
riage every afternoon. His coachman is
Albert Hawkins, tall, fne-looking col
ored man, who sits as straight as q post
and who is dressed in livery the color
Of chamois- skin and trimmed with silver
buttons. The Presidents coach horses
are seal-brown in color. They have tlow-
ing names and tails, and are about six or
seven years Of age. The Presidents coun-
try home is three miles from the White
House, and the drive to it is one Of the
most beautiful about Washington. Nearly
every afternoon the President and his
wife drive out toward it, and at other
times in the day you may often see Mrs.
Cleveland and her lady friends dashing
along the country roads about Washing
ton.
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
,DAHo's HEROINE.
A Plucky German Girls Gallant Fight
with Mountain Lions.

Plucky German Girls Gallant Fight
with Mountain Lions.
A year ago wonderful story Of the gal.
liant fight Of Theresa Tallert with mount
ain lions while defending her flock of
Angora goats on the Little Lost river was
circulated far and wide in American and
even French papers, The story set forth
how, late one evening in her cabin in the
foothills of Eastern Idaho. she was awak-
ened by animals racing around in the
stockade adjoining; how she arose, and
with a hand axe and her dog Badger, she
stole out in the moonlight to find the lions
in pursuit Of her goats; how, nothing
daunted, she attacked them and cut one to
the bone with her axe, injured Others and
caused the whole, some six in all, to flee
over the stockade wall But the next
morning the Grave girl discovered that the
for fifty Of them lay dead on the ground.
"Well, our girls been making another
record" said A. J. Bruner, of Houston,
L T., to San Francisco E2anainer man the
other day, ''and she got in her work in
fine style, the usual way with her. She
never lets up on job until it's completed
artistically."
'What's she been doing nowf''
Had another fight with mountain lions.
You see, year ago after Theresa's fight
with them, o. B. Hawley and other raisers
of Angora goats, those who had suffered
losses, put their heads together and organ
lied posse to kill them of. They killed
q great many and pretty well cleaned
them out it was thought For some
months thereafter there were very few Of
them seen around, and these were very
wary. Lately, however, the lions had
come to the front The foothills had
seemed to be swarming with them. They
again invaded the stoc kades and sucked
the blood Of the goats whose throats they
cut Miss Tallert, who had lost some
more of her flock, and knew that the lions
came around there quite often at night,
got couple Of Winchesters and loaded
them with buckshot a few nights ago.
Then she dug out the chinking between
the logs on the side Of her cabin next to
the stockade, and at this port-hole she
took up her station. Well, in five nights
in this way she killed thirteen mountain
lions, and she says she is not through
with them yet Her herd Of goats COM
prises some five hundred in all, and per-
haps thirty or fifty Of these have been
killed in the last month or two"
Miss Tallert is German girl who has
been ranching on the Little Lost river for
three or four years. The country round
there is good for Angora goats, and she
got her start by working first for wages
for A. J. Bruner, who is the biggest grow.
or In that region.
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
In tho Hurry Of speech.

In the hurry Of speech, and often in our
than that intended. For instance, upon
arriving at your entertainers house you
say: 81 beg thousand pardons for com.
ing so late" and are met by your hostess
with the words: "My dear Sir, no pardons
are needed; you, can never come too late. .
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
A areat Country for Thieve..

A German gentleman, contemplating
building in more remote part of the city,
bought frame building standing on lot
on Fulton, near Green street. The other
day, says the Chicago Journal he hired
two men to tear it down, placing the door,
sash, blinds, etc, in different piles, intend
ing to haul it away next morning. When
be arrived he found every thing gone; q
clean sweep had been made during the
night. Now he walks about and says.
"Mein Got mein Got, vat gundree for
Hofa ~
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25

of Montreal has decided that members
should now devote their whole energy
to see that the amendment lately made
to the license law is strictly carried out.
and that the law be vigorously enforced
by all having charge Of its execution.
Thoy have also decided to exercise strict
vigilance over all steamboat excursions
and see that they are not the means of
violating the license law and desecrating
Sunday.
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
An Ed,tor,::l Remon.trance.

The editor of the Rarold (Mich. Herald
has been sinned against, AMI threatens as
follows: I'VE know who has been milking
our COW of late, and if the offense is re.
peated names will be printed, let the chips
fall where they may.'
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
The Vote in 1880, 1854 and 1885

Total vote in 1880. Observation-Disclosures. e,2A,4es
Total vote in 1884. 1OO48O61
Total vote in 1886. Observation-Disclosures. 8854948
Total Democratic vote in 1880. o......... 4,442,os6
Total Democratic vote in 1884......... 4,911, ,O17
Total Democratic vote in 1885. 4,462,211
Total Republican vote in 1880. ......... 4,44eoss
Total Republican vote in 1884. 4......... 4,84e,334
Total Republican vote in 1885. ........ 4,016ee0
Total Prohibition vote in 1880. ....... 1850
Total Prohibition vote in 1884. ........ 151,On
Total Prohibition vote in 1885. 2687as
Total areenback vote in 1880. ........ sozaoe
Total Greenback vote in 1s84......... 1885
Total Greenback vote in 1886......... o0467
The Irish standard., 1887-06-25

There are several applicants for the
.po1stmastership at the Office at Malaria.
va. SIS is the first time on record that
5,a.n,v,,body has Wpante malaria.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-30

think that he was really dead, so that
they would come near enough for him
to catch them.
A CONSTABLE paid recent visit to
drug store in Bangor, Me-, and here
is q partial list of some of the drugs
found: Seventeen bottles of lager
beer, bottle with one and a half pints
Of whisky, four bottles each contain
ing a gill of whisky, one bottle with q
half a pint Of wine, one bottle with g.
pint of wine, and bottle With pint
and g. half of wine, q pint Of gin, two
quarts OF alcohol, and two gallons OF
alcohol.
The native merchants of China are
said to be inveterate swindlers. A
foreign dealer at Tientsin recently
contracted for fifteen hundred bales of
camel's wool, guaranteed free of dirt
and sand. When the first installment
had passed through the cleaning ma
chine 25 per cent. OF it's gross weight
was found to be sand and gravel, and
besides that the wool had been wet
TO make the dirt stick in, and also to
make it heavier.
FIVE men ofWaterbury, Conn, went
cunning on Saturday. Their dog
pointed q quail, and when the bird
was flushed all five of the men fired.
The dog fell at once, but the bird
managed to keep on until it found COW
er in some brush. Four of the men
beat the brush for twenty minutes,
while the fifth stood ready to wing the
quail. Then it was discovered that
% h rxE4
the bird all the while.
AT recent sale of autographs in
Boston one of Isaac Allerton, who
came here in the Mayfower, fetched
$2S; an autograph poem OF William
Cullen Bryant, ST; a letter of Robert
Browning, 1925; of Henry Ward
Beecher, $1.25; of jeff Davis, $1.75
and of Gen. Garfield, rs cents. Three
pages of manuscript signed by Henry
W. Longfellow were sold for 1925;
one page OF James Russell Lowell, ST.
IS; two pages of Harriet Martineau,
$1.37; two pages of Christine Nilsson,
$2.12, and two pages Of Wendell Phil
lips, 3712 cents.
AT the recent eclipse of the sun the
Chinese authorities in accordance with
the usages of the empire. ordered the
Buddhist and Tavist priests to reciUe
their incantations to rescue the sun
from being devoured. 1t was at the
time OF TIC Q festivities over the emperors
birthday, when all officials were re-
quired to wear embroidered robes, but
it is also the law that during an
eclipse officials who participate in the
ceremonies must wear ordinary gar.
ments until the sun is rescued. An
edict had to be got from the emperor
to settle it. He ordered the officials
to ignore his birthday and attend to
the sun, so they all wore ordinary
robes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-30
Was He a Gentleman ?
From the Detroit Free Press.


Pride, Immature and want Of sense,
says Swift, are the three great sources
of i'll manners. Without some one of
self Ill for want OF experience, or what,
in the language OF fools, is called
knowing the world.
"Who is that man % Indignantly
asked a young woman, one Of the
many employees in q public Office in
this goodly old city of Detroit.
"Not to know that gentleman is to
argue yourself unknown"
Gentleman indeed i" was the with
ering rejoinder OF the now thoroughly
aroused young woman. 'I never
met q more ill-mannered boor."
"Dear me ! Of what has he been
guilty ?''
sI was obliged to go into Mr.. DIS
room just noW," she said; that per-
son whom you seem to esteem SO
highly sat reading g. paper with his
heels on the table, his hat on his
head and a burning cigar in his
mouth. He coolly, not to say impu-
IDENTIFY, stared at me, but neither
changed his attitude nor ceased to
puff his cigar. If you-if you don't go
in there this minute and throw him
out of the window I'll never work
where men are egain, never. There ~
It was even sc. The young woman
had not exaggerated the situation.
Yet this ouintessence Of coarseness-
this Last Expression of vulgar ILL.,
breeding and of wanton disregard of
the first law of politeness, is an &C.
knowledged social leader, an active
promoter of church works, q practi-
cal club man, and one whose poten-
tial financial factors in the group
which Michigan's metropolis boasts.
Presumably he does not carry into
his club and other channels that
know him well the vulgarity that
marked his conduct toward the in
dignant young woman (who, it should
be noted, earns her own livelihood;)
nevertheless he is representative
man, who sways a powerful and far
reaching influence In this ultra fash
iOnable community.